The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-29
AMONG rAe osAoes.
Traders Not Allowed to Get Much
Ahead or the Nations Wards.

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Ia cities might admit without question that
Indians show superior muscular development
but they would probably demur TO the state
mcnt that the Indian foot aud baud arc small.
-er aud more symmetrical than those Of any
class of whites. Yet. what they viii admit Is
not true, and 1hat they viii dcmur TO Is true
at least when the osagcs are uuder consdcra
ton. In proportion % weight the Osagcs ARE
distinciiyeIy below tie white standard In the
muscular development Of arms shoulders, and
chest. The flesh T. flahhy above the waist, and
the arms have the appearance Of scnderncss
when compared with the body. The average
Usage is tall aud bulky. The chest Is not laid
over with good iuuscr, but II is ribbed out
beautifully, giving an Immense lung capacity,
lhavc seen dozens Of bucks whose chests under
The armpits would measure forty-lve inches.
Their hips and legs are superb, as much above
the white average rs the arms are below Il. !
can not understand this difference unless the
frequent aud prolonged dancing brings out The
muscles Of the legs. Or II NAV bo a constitu-
ional trait, inherited from long lines of nnces-
try, like their booy conformation. Hunters,
fishers, aud warriors naturally use the legs
most. Whatever The cause, an artist could
find more strong and shapcly legs among ten
Osagcs than he could among five hundred
whites, taking them MS they come The only
class Of whites ! can call to mind equal 10
them in this direction would be tight-rope per-
formers or some similar trained athletes.
The fccr and hands are worth studying.
Rider liaggard has often written Of the same
characteristics among the Iuus. Going into
causes again. II seems that the industrious
races have the largcsi and ugiest c1tremltics.
Continuous hard work makes the mind dulcr
aud the body coarscr ludepenucdcc of life
rcines the nervous organization and makes
more compact the boDy aud muscular tissues.
Perhaps this generalization Is founded upon
imperfect examination of the whole subject
but there Is evidently something IN it, The |
sporting dog or horse has finer organization |
iiian the worker The tasks ne has to accom- |
pllsb call for fineness OF organization; the |
worker has only 20 through routine easily |
learned and which needs only dead weight and |
strength. The Indian used 20 he the most n-
dependent of crcatures-depcnden only on |
his alertness and activity. He had 10 deal |
with wild beasts and the clements The cir
cumstances Of his life changed with the day, |
and the Indian who could meet them most |
quickly and rcsolutey WAS the Indian who
lived and propagatcd. He never was toIcr
and he has not tollcr's niud or body
The Osagc's estimate Of The white mar Is
mixture which sometimes Is ludicrous. lie
knows now beyond doubt that the
white man is too much for him; that no mat
ter what individual bravery or strength may :
overcome lie IA u respect for the whites es as as
wiioic, but not always AS individuals. lie
respects official position and influence. but
whcu he gets attached to Il particular white
man. the instructive love Of physical. excellence
comes ont, aud IL Is sure Ia be elected by
strength. bravery, or skill with weapons.
The Indian Is slow To grasp the compiled
lions OF business. " * doubtful whether any
full blood could learn to take an interest in
book -kceping. Occasionally All Usage saves
his money, but ~. often. Their relations
with the traders are pleasant apparently, but
not exactly harmonious The Usage wants to
buy all he eau, and the trader wants TO
sell, but he also wants 10 get his
every brave In tie tribe Is In debt Various
means have been tried by the traders 10 avoid
the disasters Of oycrscling. At present they
have card system, bg which the status of
racl, Indian is represented on cards and the
traders agree with each other to sell TO none
who owe more than It certain sum. This helps
matters but stu most of the traders have as
much on their books rs on their shelves
The reports about indians being swndlcd
are, ] think, 10; IN the least true at this
agency. The trader seems rather at dis
advantage. The department has full super
vision OF every traders business. The regula-
fions are very strict. The department fixes
the rate of profit and the goods 10 be sold.
The trader Is government agent in subord
inatlOn and free agent only In collections.
suppcrted In nothing The method is proper
enough. The acts Of traders In various parts
of the country have made II necessary. 1t Is
cited only to show that the wholesale swind
line often charged Is impossible.
! have been hunting with I.arrlc and Beck.
Iarric is an educated lull-bood Usage, though
he has not the general appearance OF the tribe.
He Is short and much less cOrpulent than most
of them. He is talhatlve and remarkably
plain of speech. am The worst sort Of shot
aud I.arric did not let me forget IL. Finally,
IN absolute disgust, he Informed the party
that lie would never go hunting with me
again This was after had missed too quail
IN succession. He confines himself 10 crltl-
csm. refusing To snoot al all, aud ieiAalnlng
in camp 10 look after the things ] suspect
Larric has caught the fact that II is better to
had fault than To permit Others 10
ud fault with YOU believe he is
about the same style Of hunter that
am. LarIc has quite head and has
marry aud scoinfully pictures the disadvan-
lagos of married life. He could not sstisfac
orilv explain. however, extensive purchases
If gaudy colico aud silk handkerchicfs. arti-
lies which take the place Of bonbons aud flow {
FRS In Osngc courtshlp. Pm afraid that the
wise retlccncen which some writer has re- ,
emily commended in The Critic reaches the
proportions OF humhug In Larrics case. Still
I Is the humbug of child the innocent cxSf .
Dressions OF mind not yet mature, which he {
iocs not really much expect 10 be believed. Y
Beck T. mature intellect-mature within
icr range. She Is an elderly imported English
'ettcr belonging 10 Mr.. Skinner, one OF the G
,ost traders. She knows everything in her v
ine. suppose she has not made an error In c
he field, unless from WEAKNESS IN five years .
l.t .
hing which belong 10 him She stops before $
.irda with an alr If lnirn confidence which | 4